Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms Robert Hill, 43, was driving north on Highway 63, just north of Breedlove when his Jeep Cherokee rear-ended a semi-truck. The jeep flipped over and Hill was ejected from the vehicle. Authorities said Hill was not wearing a seatbelt.

Hill was taken to University Hospital and was pronounced dead at 12:24 a.m. The driver of the semi was not injured.